Watch: Take a ride in the Peterbilt all-electric Model 579 truck
During a visit to the PACCAR Innovation Center in Sunnyvale, Calif., Peterbilt rolled out its all-electric Model 579 daycab for test drives and ride alongs. Watch the video below to take a test drive in Peterbilt’s electric Model 579 outfitted for drayage applications. It has a range, on-highway, fully loaded of 150 to 250 miles
Watch: Peterbilt takes us inside the PACCAR Innovation Center in Silicon Valley
In an event at the new PACCAR Innovation Center, Peterbilt displayed current developmental projects, including a Level 4 autonomous truck and two Class 8 electric trucks. Watch the video below for a tour of the facility led by Jake Montero, general manager of the PACCAR Innovation Center. The PACCAR Innovation Center is coordinating next-generation research
‘Automatic’ retention: Equipment that makes drivers productive and fleets profitable
As automated manual transmissions (AMTs) rose through the build ranks of the OEMs, you often heard a similar refrain: “Once you get a driver behind the wheel of an AMT, they will not want to go back to a manual.” Today, truck OEMs report that AMTs make up the majority of builds in on-highway applications.
All-electric Peterbilt Model 579 to go into service at Port of Long Beach
Peterbilt has developed an all-electric version of its Model 579 truck. The all-electric day cab will now go into service at the Port of Long Beach. It is one of 12 tractors built by Peterbilt in collaboration with Transpower, the California Air Resources Board, and the Port of Long Beach. The all-electric Model 579 produces up to
Providing value: Enabling more effective aftermarket service
In the past several years, OEMs have invested in their dealer networks, launching premium dealer designations, triage truck lanes to address smaller fixes and improving overall service. Let’s take a look at what each truck company brings to the service table. International Truck’s fleet service offerings come under the OnCommand by Navistar banner. For example,
Peterbilt names its SuperFan winner
In a ceremony last week at the Mid-America Trucking Show, Peterbilt announced Rick McClerkin of San Jose, Calif., as the winner of its SuperFan search. Peterbilt General Manager Kyle Quinn presented the keys of Peterbilt’s one millionth truck, a Model 567 Heritage, to the ultimate SuperFan. “I want to congratulate Rick as the ultimate Peterbilt
Peterbilt now offering PACCAR 20k, 22k standard track axles
Peterbilt announced the availability of the standard track configuration of the PACCAR 20k and 22k Steer Axle in Peterbilt trucks beginning this May. PACCAR’s heavy-duty steer axles are available on Models 567, 520, 389, 367, 365 and 348 and are available with either disc or drum brakes and allows for a turning radius of up
Purposeful innovation: Peterbilt’s Model 579 UltraLoft integral sleeper addresses driver demands, offers efficiency solutions
If you look closely at the newly unveiled Peterbilt Model 579 UltraLoft sleeper, you may see the fingerprints of the 400 drivers who shared opinions, the more than 100 drivers who were brought in for prototype feedback and the countless fleet customers who informed the integral sleeper design. You’d also notice the signatures of Peterbilt’s
Creature comforts: Driver needs are the focus of the latest cabs and sleepers
If the latest Class 8 on-highway models from truck manufacturers have one thing in common, it’s that the driver’s point of view was central to their design. “We started with driver clinics several years before our new LT Series models were introduced,” says Jim Nachtman, product marketing director of on-highway trucks at International Trucks.
Peterbilt to offer WABCO OnGuardActive on its medium-duty trucks
Peterbilt Motors Co. announced the availability of WABCO’s OnGuardActive safety system on its medium-duty Models 348, 337 and 220. OnGuardActive is an advanced driver assistance system that provides the driver with acoustic, visual and haptic alerts in potentially dangerous situations. The system will also engage the braking system to prevent a collision with a moving
Update from the road: Hands on with the Detroit DD8 engine, Peterbilt Model 579 UltraLoft
After a slow January, travel picked up for the FE team in February with two major events: the first was a test drive of Detroit’s new DD8, 7.7-liter engine in sunny Palm Beach Florida. The DD8 offers the following power ratings: The DD8 single turbo offering boasts engine ratings of: • 260 HP, 660 ft./lb.
Peterbilt names Allstate Peterbilt as Dealer of the Year
Peterbilt Motors Co. named Allstate Peterbilt as its 2017 Dealer of the Year. Allstate Peterbilt operates 21 dealerships in the Great Lakes area, and also won the award in 2013. In addition to Dealer of the Year honors, Allstate Peterbilt also takes home the Platinum Oval award, which is given to the group of elite
